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Institute of Institute Neurological Sciences and Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit

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1345 Govan Road
Glasgow, G51 4TF
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Main Switchboard:
0141 201 1100

The Institute of Neurological Sciences

The Institute of Neurological Sciences (INS) opened in 1974 with the expressed desire for an  inter- and multidisciplinary, academic and clinical approach that enabled it to be at the forefront of developments in clinical care. Throughout the late 20th and early 21st century, the INS has continued to provide specialist and world class clinical care to the patients resident in the West of Scotland. 

Today, the INS is a tertiary and quaternary referral centre providing both regional and national clinical services.

It comprises of a number of medical and surgical specialties within the field of neurosciences, as follows: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroanaesthesia, Interventional Neuroradiology, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Neurophysiology, Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychology. 

The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit which opened in 1992 is also co-located on site.

WestMarc

WestMARC, West of Scotland Mobility and Rehabilitation Centre, is an NHS department based within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. It provides a wide range of rehabilitation technology services:

  • Wheelchair and Seating
  • Prosthetics and Physiotherapy
  • Environmental Controls
  • Gait Analysis

Although based in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, WestMARC serves a population of approximately 2.6 million people across six Health Boards such as Ayrshire and Arran, Dumfries and Galloway, Forth Valley, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Highland (Argyll and Bute only) and Lanarkshire.

Getting Here

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Getting Around Our Campus

Click the image below to view / download a PDF of the site map, which also includes travel directions.

Further Information

Wards & Visiting
Ward 53 – Neurology

Call: 0141 201 2096

Ward 67 – Neurology
Ward 60 – Neurosurgery, High Dependency

Call: 0141 232 7562 or 0141 232 7563

Ward 61 – Neurosurgery, Intensive Care

Call: 0141 201 2008 or 0141 201 2009

Ward 63 – Neurosurgery

Call: 0141 201 2013

Ward 64 – Neurosurgery

Call: 0141 201 2015

Ward 64 is a 23 bedded neurosurgical unit.

Our patients are referred from their GP from all over the West of Scotland for emergency admission.

Ward specialties are brain and spinal conditions that need neurosurgery intervention.

Expertise in full spectrum of general neurosurgical conditions – degenerative spinal problems, traumatic brain injury, brain haemorrhage and stroke, brain tumours, brain infections, and hydrocephalus (build-up of fluid on the brain).

We also look after other conditions, due to the different specialisms of the consultants on ward 64.

These include spinal cord tumours, deep brain stimulation procedures for the treatment of movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and tremor, pituitary and skullbase tumours, blood vessel abnormalities of the brain such as aneurysms, endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus, and complex spine conditions requiring fixation. 

Ward 65 – Neurosurgery

Call: 0141 201 2017 or 0141 201 2101

Neurorehabilitation Unit (NRU)

Call: 0141 201 2663

Ward 62 – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Call: 0141 201 2010 or 0141 201 2080

Spinal Injuries – Edenhall Ward (Intensive Care)

Call: 0141 201 2533 or 0141 201 2534

Spinal Injuries – Philipshill Ward

Call: 0141 201 2531 or 0141 201 2532

Ward 53 – Young Disabled

Call: 0141 201 2720 or 0141 201 2722

Services and Outpatients
Clinical Neurophysiology

Call: 0141 201 2580

Location: Ground Floor of the Neurology Building (Block J)

Neuroradiology (CT and MRI)

Contact Information

CT & MRI

Call Central Booking office for CT: 0141 347 8379

Call Central Booking office for MRI: 0141 347 8406

The Central Booking Office is open:

  • Monday to Thursday, 8.00am until 8.00pm
  • Friday and Saturday: 9.00am until 5.00pm
  • Sunday: Closed

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am until 5.00pm

Location: Institute of Neurological Sciences – Neurological Building, Building 5

For More Information
Outpatient Clinic – Neuro Patients

Call: 0141 201 1980

Pre-Operative Assessment

The following Pre-Operative Assessment Information is for:

  • INS
  • Neurology
  • OMFS
  • Neurosurgery

Opening Days and Times

  • Monday to Friday, 7.30am – 7.00pm (excluding public holidays).

Address

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Institute of Neurological Sciences
Level 4

Directions

  • Pre-op Assessment Department is situated within Institute of Neurological Sciences, Level 4. To access pre op assessment enter via the main entrance. Take the lift to level 4 – come out the lift and turn left.
Directions to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Map

Parking

  • There are 3 car parks within the hospital grounds. There is no charge for parking within the hospital grounds.

Cafes – Based in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

  • Soup and juice.co – open Monday to Friday, 7.00am – 8.00pm
  • Aroma – Open Monday to Friday, 8.00am – 4.00pm

Shops – Based in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

  • Marks and Spencer’s (M&S) – Open Monday to Friday, 6.30am – 9.00pm
  • WH Smith – Open (Monday to Friday 6.30am – 9.00pm) and (Saturday and Sunday 7.00am – 9.00pm)
Awake Tracheal Intubation Leaflet
Proning Leaflet
Spiritual Care

Call: 0141 452 3221 or 0141 452 3220

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